GUIDELINES ON INSTANT (INTER-BANK) ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER SERVICES IN NIGERIA

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2. Provide the BVN details of its clients in the Instant EFT message for all transfers carried out on behalf of customers 3. Not provide instant EFT services to Walk-in customers 4. Fully secure debit against client’s account before initiating transfer 5. Provide notification of debit to client’s account as agreed with the customer 6. Ensure that EFT messages contain the sender’s name and account number, beneficiary name and account number, narration and other information specified by customers at the point of initiating a transfer, to aid reconciliation 7. Notify customer of the status of Instant EFT as agreed in the terms and conditions of its platform 8. Refund customer full proceeds of failed transactions returned by the Receiving Entity or which the Sending Entity is unable to process within 24 hours as defined in section 9. Permit transfers from all its service delivery channels – branches, internet banking, mobile banking, ATM/Kiosks, etc 10. Publicize instant EFT services and the instant EFT FAQ to its customers 11. Receive Customer complaints regarding EFT problems, and pursue resolution to a logical conclusion latest by next business day 12. Provide Funds Transfer receipt to the customer as transaction evidence 5.3 RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECEIVING ENTITY A Receiving Entity in an Instant EFT transaction shall: 1. Comply with the approved Anti-Money Laundering/Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) directive, and transaction value limits as may be set from time to time by the relevant bodies. 2. Apply successful Instant EFT proceeds to client’s account within 5 minutes; 3. Where security, system or other considerations make (2) above 5 | P a g e
impracticable within 24 hours, the beneficiary shall be notified of the pending credit and when the credit will be applied 4. Notify customer of the Instant EFT receipt as agreed in the terms and conditions of its platform 5. Ensure that bank statement of the beneficiary features, in the minimum, the Sender’s name and Transaction Narration Information as contained in the inward EFT message, to aid reconciliation by the beneficiary 6. Provide in the transaction status notification, service support contacts a customer can report to in case of mis-application of credit to a wrong account. 7. Implement the provisions of 5.4(3) to aid the repatriation of wrongly applied credits. 8. Process all inward instant debit transactions subject to valid debit mandates 9. Publicize instant EFT services and the instant EFT FAQ to its customers 5.4 RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CUSTOMER 1. Provide accurate beneficiary account details for every EFT instruction 2. Report problems arising from EFT transactions promptly to the Sending/Receiving Entity 3. Notify the Receiving Entity promptly whenever an unexpected credit is applied to his/her bank account 4. Cooperate with the Receiving Entity to refund any amount that is wrongly credited to the customer account. Where the customer account is unfunded, the customer shall provide funds within 24 hours. The customer shall be notified that the consequence of not funding the account within 24 hours includes watch-listing in the financial system, BVN system, Credit Bureau and reporting to law enforcement agencies. 5.5 RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHEME BOARD The ACH, Cheque and IP Scheme Board shall: 6 | P a g e
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GUIDELINES ON INSTANT (INTER-BANK) ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER SERVICES IN NIGERIA

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